Brackside
Sheepfold (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Brackside
Classification Sheepfold (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 150987
Site Number NC96SE 102
NGR NC 9554 6323
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/150987
- Council Highland
- Parish Reay
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Caithness
- Former County Caithness
NC96SE 102 9554 6323
A sheepfold, which is shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1987), was noted during a pre-afforestation survey of Sandside Estate. It is D-shaped on plan and measures 10m across the chord internally with an entrance at the E end of the straight wall. On the S, a second straight wall lies parallel to the first and there are entrances at both ends of this passage. The walls are well-made with dressed stone gateways. A stretch of ruined wall extends 5m to the SE of the enclosure.
C Dagg 13 October 1998; NMRS MS 1008/3, no.19
